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PARENTS
Kids
are now starting to smoke at a younger age!
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Smoking
should be a parent’s
greatest concern because it’s associated with
other risky behaviors and health dangers! |
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Kids
May Mimic Parents' Smoking, Drinking
Study Finds Preschoolers at Play Mimic
Parents' Smoking, Drinking |
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Preschoolers
pretending to shop for a Barbie doll's social evening were more
likely to choose cigarettes if their parents smoked, and wine
or beer if their parents drank, a study found.
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Researchers observing the children's play found that the ones
who watched PG-13 or R-rated movies also were more likely to
choose alcohol for Barbie.
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A 4-year-old girl chose Barbie-sized tobacco in the pretend
store and said:
"I need this for my man. A man needs cigarettes."
(must read report)
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NO
SMOKING AROUND CHILDREN
“A
man’s home is his castle, but no one is allowed to hurt little
children – even in his castle.”
Judge
William F. Chinnock
(most read report) |
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If
you’re a parent who smokes, you could be jeopardizing
more than just your own health. Kids exposed
to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for failing tests
in school, suggests a new study from Temple University. In fact,
smoke exposure at home decreased the odds for passing tandardized
tests by as much as 30% among kids ages 16 to 18 participating
in the study.
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- Parental
smoking a threat to kids' lungs, new study confirms. 60%
of the children in the study had been exposed to cigarette smoke
before birth or in early life with deadly consequences, the
research found.
(more)
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- Those
most affected by secondhand smoke in our homes are children,
as they are exposed to the hazardous poisons that can hinder
the growth of their lungs and put them in danger of severe respiratory
diseases. Children are being stricken at early ages by asthma
and emphysema. According to Frank D. Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D.,
professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine,
"Parents or others who choose to smoke around children
are causing illness and school absences, potentially affecting
how well the children do in school."
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- More
than 80,000 scientific publications have linked tobacco to dozens
of causes of death. Lung cancer is the most
common cause of cancer deaths in the world; the major cause
of lung cancer is smoking tobacco, primarily cigarettes. (more)
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- While
smoking is the first leading cause, secondhand
smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the
United States. For every eight smokers killed
by active smoking, passive smoking, or exposure to secondhand
smoke, kills one non-smoker. (more)
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- "A
burning cigarette, is a complex “chemical cocktail.”
Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemical substances,
more than fifty of which are known to cause cancer. (more)
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- Sidestream
smoke, the smoke released directly from the end of a burning
cigarette, contains significantly higher amounts of
toxic compounds than those found in mainstream smoke, and is
therefore much more dangerous to the passive smoker. (more)
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- Studies
indicate that the average “passive smoker” inhales
the equivalent of six to eleven cigarettes a day. 44
Exposure to as little as eight to twenty minutes of passive
smoke causes physical reactions linked to heart disease and
strokes. (more)
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- Asthma
is the most common long-term childhood disease. Asthma
affects about one in thirteen school-aged children in the United
States, resulting in 10 million missed school days each year.
(more)
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- Children
exposed to secondhand smoke are twice as likely to develop asthma,
making the motto of the American Lung Association, “When
You Can’t Breathe, Nothing Else Matters,”
especially relevant to children. (more)
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Smoking
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- Every
day, 4,000 to 6,000 kids, as young as 8 years old, start to
smoke in America alone. That's nearly 1.5 million of
our children a year becoming enslaved to tobacco for the rest
of their lives -- the kids you
save could be yours!
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- Preventing
your kids from smoking in high school increases the chances
they won't smoke as adults. Over one-third of all kids who try
smoking, continue
to smoke on a daily basis -- Nearly
80% of adult smokers started smoking before they turned 18 years
old.
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- More
than 6.4 million children living today
will die prematurely because
of a decision they will make as adolescents -
the decision to smoke cigarettes.
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- 43,000
children are orphaned each year because
of smoking related deaths.
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- American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
outlined three immediate steps smokers can take for their children’s
health:
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Make your home smoke free
- Keep your car smoke free
- Stop smoking for your children
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GOOD
NEWS
YOU
can help! |
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WARNING:
There is no safe
tobacco product. The use of any tobacco product can cause
cancer and other adverse health effects. This includes cigarettes,
cigars, pipes, and spit tobacco; mentholated, "low-tar,"
"naturally grown," or "additive free." |
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